Like many of those institutions designated as a Land-Grant, Research One, AAU, Flagship Universities, the University of Missouri is positioning itself toward the future in step with the pace of change. Our IP initiatives recognize the importance of change and are uniquely designed to help people here at home and around the globe achieve a higher level of understanding and comfort. Indeed, the challenges we are called upon to address are not uniquely confined to the state of Missouri or the United States. As streaming headlines will show, migration, global market forces and unprecedented expectations for inclusion and equity are leading people and industry to transcend borders today, as freely as capital and ideas began to do so some time ago. Needless to say, stress and tension result from the clashing of cultures, ideas and expectations.